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page_title: 'nomad namespace delete command reference'
description: |
  The `nomad namespace delete` command deletes a namespace.
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# `nomad namespace delete` command reference

The `namespace delete` command is used delete a namespace.

## Usage

```plaintext
nomad namespace delete [options] <namespace>
```

The `namespace delete` command requires the name of the namespace to be deleted.

If ACLs are enabled, this command requires a management ACL token.

You cannot delete a namespace that has non-terminal jobs or allocations,
existing CSI volumes or variables attached to it, or quotas associated with it.
In federated clusters, you cannot delete a namespace that has any of the above
in any of the federated regions.

## Examples

Delete a namespace

```shell-session
$ nomad namespace delete api-prod
Successfully deleted namespace "api-prod"!
```

## General options

@include 'general_options_no_namespace.mdx'
